Virginia Tech picked up its fourth verbal commitment on Saturday when Jaylen Griffin committed to the Hokies at the "Blacksburg Bash".
Proud to announce, I have committed to VT #Hokies and will be playing #D1 football in the #ACC All glory to God pic.twitter.com/5G1LL2sTPP— Jaylen (@JaylenGriffin_) July 23, 2016
In addition to Griffin, Tech's recruiting event yielded verbals from OL Aiden Brown, WR Sean Savoy, and ATH Bryce Thompson. The 6-2, 220 Rome, Georgia product also joins Lecitus Smith and Malik Willis as Peach State prospects committed to the Hokies' 2017 class.
Griffin originally committed to Cal in May, but he opened up his recruitment in June following a visit to Blacksburg.
"Out of all the colleges, (Justin Fuente's) really the first head coach to actually sit down and talk to me like that, that was pretty cool to me," Griffin told The Key Play after a June visit. "He's a very cool, laid-back guy."
Griffin was recruited to play the backer in Bud Foster's defensive scheme.
"(Bud Foster) told me I'd be playing the backer spot," Griffin added. "The backer is more diverse, kind of outside the box, and that's where I see myself playing. He said with my build, how I can run, that'd be my spot. The playmaking spot, that's where they want to be. And when I saw the film, number 49 (Tremaine Edmunds), he kinda has my build, so I can see why he sees that."
The Hokies ultimately earned Griffin's pledge over offers from Boston College, Cal, Colorado State, and Louisville. The 247Sports Composite rates Griffin as a 3-star recruit.
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